Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Chad
Chad: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 0.57 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Chad is 0.57 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Chad peaked at 0.81 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.24 %, in 1961.
Chad ranks 184th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2578 % | 0.24 % | 0.28 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.328 % | 0.28 % | 0.38 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.438 % | 0.38 % | 0.49 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.562 % | 0.48 % | 0.66 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.769 % | 0.72 % | 0.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.611 % | 0.57 % | 0.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.57 % | 0.57 % | 0.57 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 181 Mayotte 0.67 % compare
- 182 Burkina Faso 0.63 % compare
- 183 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.62 % compare
- 185 Benin 0.56 % compare
- 186 Côte d'Ivoire 0.54 % compare
- 187 Rwanda 0.51 % compare
More environment data for Chad
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 30.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 35.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 89.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 45,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 37.48 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.53 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 5,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.26 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Chad?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Chad was 0.57 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.81 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 % in 1961.
- How does Chad rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Chad ranks 184th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.